Volleyball and Crossfit
I just got back from a vacation to LA, and as expected, it was wonderful. LA has become my go-to vacation spot of late because of the amazing weather and beaches there (primarily Hermosa...
Author: waldenwest
Where are you from….originally?
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area is a unique experience because even though it is technically America, it can often feel like Asia with the masses of Asian people that have colonized...
“You know we’re going to be called on if we sit in the front row, right?”
(From left to right: me, Justin Willman, Marcus Monroe, Cory) Last night I went to see Justin Willman at SF Sketchfest, and IT WAS AMAZING. I love magic shows in general and I had...
My First Time Covering College Men’s Volleyball
If you had told me ten years ago that I would have the opportunity to be media for Stanford Men’s Volleyball, I would have said you’re crazy. I don’t think I ever touched a...
Day 8: It is finished.
Apologies to my readers (all 3 of you) for posting this a day late…I actually started writing this yesterday, but didn’t have a chance to finish it. So…I made it! And I didn’t get...
Day 7: One…more…day…
Two things are clear after 7 days of Crossfit at 6 am: There’s only one thing that I should be consistently doing at 6 am, and that is sleeping. I didn’t mind getting up...
Day 6: Just two days left in the Crossfit experiment…
Joan typically arrives late to class, and today was no exception. I guess she must like going through the warm-up exercises, because otherwise she could arrive even later and avoid it entirely. After warming...
Day 5: Olympic Lifts 101
Even though I woke up exhausted this morning, I was still excited to go to class…the instruction is that good. We started learning Olympic lifts today, and I think we will be doing that...
Day 4: I may have cheated…
Thankfully today was the last day of class for the week…I am definitely looking forward to making up some sleep over the weekend. I have been fairly impressed with myself, though, for making it...
Day 3: The Cheating continues…
Today was the first day that I woke up tired (it didn’t help that I slept around midnight), but at least I only have to do this one more day this week. I was...
Ted, thanks for your courage for speaking out your thoughts, especially right after this horrible event. It's been a a…